Joel 2:3

Bible › Joel › Chapter 2 › Verse 3

A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.

In other translations

A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them.

Hebrew words

לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before itH6440אָכְלָה'akhelahit has consumedH398אֵשׁ'eshfireH784וְאַחֲרָיוve'acharavand after itH310תְּלַהֵטtelahetit sets ablazeH3857לֶהָבָהlehavaha flameH3852כְּגַן־kegan-[is] like [the] garden ofH1588עֵדֶן'edenEdenH5731הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before itH6440וְאַחֲרָיוve'acharavand after itH310מִדְבַּרmidbara wilderness ofH4057שְׁמָמָהshemamahdesolationH8077וְגַם־vegam-and alsoH1571פְּלֵיטָהpeleitahescapeH6413לֹא־lo'-notH3808הָיְתָהhayetahit belongsH1961לּוֹ׃loto it

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Eden

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